Tom's Hardware
| Tom's Hardware | |
|---|---|
| URL | http://www.tomshardware.com |
| Type of site | Online magazine |
| Owner | BestofMedia Group |
| Created by | Dr. Thomas Pabst |
| Launched | 1996 |
| Current status | online |
Tom’s Hardware, is an online publication focused on technology that was founded in 1996
by Dr. Thomas Pabst. Tom's
Hardware is owned by TG Publishing LLC, a Bestofmedia Group company, one of the top three online
publishers for technology in the world . Tom's
Hardware provides real-time articles, news, price comparisons, videos and reviews on computer hardware and high technology. The
site features coverage on CPUs, Motherboards, RAM, Graphics
& Displays, Storage, and
Computer Peripherals. Tom's Hardware has a forum and featured blogs. A unique aspect of Tom's
Hardware is the 'Build your Own' section where readers can learn how to build their own computers. Tom's Hardware readers are
tech enthusiasts, high-tech buyers, consumers, information technology decision makers, purchasing influencers, and industry
analysts. It is published in the
History of Tom's Hardware
- April 1996 – Website founded.
- September 1996 – Pair-Alliance; cooperation with the ISP Pair, USA.
- October 1996 – First advertising customers.
- November 1996 – First employee Fredi Gross,
Webmaster . - January 1997 – Reaches more than one million page impressions per month.
- March 1997 – Intel threatens Tom's Hardware. On March 12, 1997 Intel officially backs down in a NY Times article.
- June 1997 – American Megatrends book the site for $10,000 per month.
- September 1997 – IBM becomes advertising partner for the company.
- November 1997 – Own chat forum.
- February 1998 – Start of the company’s international sites.
- August 1998 – The company publishes a hardware book in cooperation with Macmillan (print run: 30,000).
- August 1998 – Reaches more than 10 million page impressions per month.
- March 1999 – Reaches more than 10 million page impressions per month and has more than 1 million unique readers.
- March 1999 – Establishes testing lab in Pleasanton, CA, U.S.
- August 1999 – Tom's Hardware releases major article about AMD's new Athlon processor.
- October 1999 – Set up of Toms Guides Publishing AG in Germany for the marketing and development of all non dotcom web-sites (www.tomshardware.xyz).
- October 1999 – Establishes a testing site in Munich.
- April 2000 – Start of Polish site.
- June 2000 – Reaches more than 20 million page impressions per month.
- August 2000 – Reaches more than 120,000 unique readers per day at tomshardware.com.
- September 2000 – After negative test results run by Tom’s Hardware, Intel withdraws its 1.13 GHz processor from the market.
- September 2000 – Set up of "compubizz" – a B2B portal for computer hardware, in joint venture with Newtron AG, a provider of B2B software, and BMP, a German venture capitalist.
- October 2000 – Start of the Chinese sites in two dialects.
- March 2003 – Russian site goes live.
- June 2003 – Italian site goes live.
- October 2004 – Launch of the Swedish site.
- August 2006 – Almost Celebrates Tenth Anniversary.
- November 2006 – TG Publishing LLC Launches Merchant Hound for Online Price Comparisons.
- February 2007 – TG Publishing LLC Launches Gear Digest, the Online Resource for Consumer Electronics and Technology Products.
- April 2007 – TG Publishing LLC and Bestofmedia Group Merger moves the company to the top 3 ranked sites for online technology publications (Source: Nielsen NetRatings – March/April 2007)
- June 2007 – Partnership with John Wiley & Sons to deliver the Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems online.
- June 2007 – Antoine Boulin appointed CEO of TG Publishing LLC, a Bestofmedia Group company.
External links
- TG Publishing LLC, a Bestofmedia Group company
- Tom's Hardware
- Tom's Hardware - How to Build Your Own Computer
- Tom's Hardware - The Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems
Other websites in TG Publishing LLC (a Bestofmedia Group company) Network
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